Candlelight Vigil To Honour Province's Victims of Impaired Driving

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR--(Marketwired - June 13, 2014) - The Province's victims of impaired driving are being honoured tomorrow at a Candlelight Service of Hope and Remembrance hosted by MADD Canada's Newfoundland and Labrador Chapters and Community Leaders.

Family and friends of those who have been killed in impaired driving crashes, and people who have themselves been injured, will take part in the candlelight service at the College of the North Atlantic in Grand Falls-Windsor. Following that, guests will congregate at nearby Centennial Park for a commemorative ceremony at the Provincial Monument, which has been engraved with the names of new victims.

Attending the service to show their support to victims, family and friends will be Grand Falls-Windsor Mayor Alan Hawkins, representatives from the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Grand Falls Windsor Fire Service, MADD Canada's National President Angeliki Souranis, and National Victim Services Manager Gloria Appleby.

"The Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Monument for Victims of Impaired Driving stands as a lasting and powerful tribute to those people who have been tragically and needlessly taken from us, or have been severely injured, as a result of impaired driving," said MADD Canada's National President Angeliki Souranis. "It is our hope that individuals, families and friends will find this a peaceful and inviting place to reflect and honour their loved ones and all those impacted by this terrible crime."

The Provincial Monument for victims of impaired driving was initiated by the members of the MADD Exploits Valley Chapter. With generous sponsorship from Central Funeral Homes and Nelson Monuments, and with the kind approval by the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor for use of the site, the Provincial Monument for victims of impaired driving was first unveiled in 2011.